Single-photon upconversion in 6-pentaceneone crystal from bulk to ultrathin flakes

Nanoscale. 2020 Mar 19;12(11):6227-6232. doi: 10.1039/d0nr00306a.

Abstract

Phonon-assisted single-photon upconversion, which was not previously reported in organic materials, has been demonstrated in the 6-pentaceneone crystal through the linear pumping power dependent anti-Stokes photoluminescence (ASPL), nanoseconds PL lifetime and quenched ASPL at low temperature. Furthermore, the 6-pentaceneone crystal can be mechanically exfoliated to ultrathin flakes and it exhibits thickness-dependent photoluminescence.